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Sex, Lies, Economists
Survey of European economists finds that some of them fabricate data or trade sex for promotion or co-authorship.
Censorship at China Studies Meeting
European Association for Chinese Studies reports that conference materials were confiscated and censored after chief executive of Confucius Institute Headquarters, a conference sponsor, objected to contents.
Monitoring the Ebola Outbreak
The deadly outbreak has a few colleges and universities changing plans, but the countries that have been hit hard are not places that send large numbers to the U.S. or that attract many study abroad students.
Confucius Controversies
AAUP urges universities to terminate or renegotiate contracts for Chinese-government funded centers of language and culture. With about 90 Confucius Institutes established in U.S., will it have an impact?
Should They Stay or Go?
With conflict in Gaza ongoing, some universities with study abroad programs in Israel suspend programs while others stay the course.
More Backing for Israel Boycott
Another disciplinary organization endorses call for end of ties to all Israeli academic institutions.